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Longoria, Souza homer in Rays' 5-1 win over Orioles

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Alex Cobb and Ubaldo Jimenez threw only one bad pitch each.

The big difference in Tampa Bay's 5-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday was that there was a runner on base when Evan Longoria hit Jimenez's pitch out for a two-run homer in the sixth inning and the Rays' first lead of the game.

"It wasn't all that bad of a pitch," Longoria said. "It was one of those situations where I just felt like I could pick a location and the pitch and try and swing to it, and I got the right one.